The new research I've collected continues to support my research question. Some of the research is directly related to my topic and other studies give a different perspective about other areas that relate to my study. Since my study focuses on student engagement, I have looked into a study titled Online Learning and Student Engagement: assessing the impact of a Collaborative Writing Requirement. This article gave me a different look at collaborative writing in an online setting. Since my research project will involve the use of technology when students write, this article can give me a different take on what has been researched in the area of engagement, the study found that collaboration had a positive effect on engagement. Now I want to find if the way technology is used in my study has a similar effect. In the study, Digital Natives: Fifth-Grade Students' Authentic and Ritualistic Engagement with Technology, Trevor Dietrich and Sandra J. Balli found that students were engaged in learning when technology was involved. By looking at their process, I can find differences and similarities in the way technology will be used in my study. An interesting detail found through the interviews in this study was that if the teacher used the technology as a tool, student engagement decreased. Technology was viewed as another direct instruction tool and not something students were in control to guide their learning. These studies allow me to continue thinking about where my research project stands and what is different about it.
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Why did you choose the analysis methods that you chose? How did each method that you chose answer your research question? My data included both, qualitative and quantitative results. My qualitative data consisted of a pre and a post writing assessment which would would measure any improvement in writing conventions. Qualitative data consisted of a pre and post self-evaluation that allowed students to rate their perception of engagement before and after the use of technology in their writing. I chose these methods because I wanted to see if the use of technology in the writing process would make a difference with student engagement. I also chose the quantitative assessment to see if engagement made a difference in academics. My research questions was: what impact do student-created media lessons have on student engagement in the classroom? The results of the data will show if there is any impact on engagement and academics with the use of technology. |
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May 2018
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